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Are AI's Economics Unsustainable? — With Ed Zitron
Alex Kantrowitz· 2025-07-07 17:04
AI Economics & Sustainability - The industry discusses whether the generative-AI boom is an unsustainable bubble ready to pop [1] - The industry debates OpenAI's multi-billion-dollar burn rate [1] - Microsoft's leverage in the AI space is being examined [1] - The economics behind ChatGPT are being analyzed [1] Key Players & Technologies - Nvidia's GPU chokehold is a point of discussion [1] - SoftBank's colossal bets in the AI sector are being considered [1] Market Trends & Potential Shifts - Advertiser drift from Google Search is being observed [1] - The hype around "AI companions" and autonomous agents is being assessed [1]
Why Zohran Mamdani Won, And Who Supported Him — Noah Smith
Alex Kantrowitz· 2025-07-06 16:30
Election Analysis - Hispanics favored Quomo by 20% [1] - White or Caucasian voters favored Zoron by 13% [1] - Black or African-American voters favored Quomo by 44% [1] - Asian voters favored Zoron by 58% and Quomo by 16% [2] Political Tendencies - Lefty ideas have caught on among the educated populace but not among the working class [3][4] - Conservative Democrats are less likely to be white [7] Economic Factors - Government-run grocery stores are proposed to address the belief that poor people lack cheap food [8][9] - Grocery stores make almost no profit, and corner store bodegas make basically no profit [12] - Government-run bodegas may need to be subsidized to compete, potentially becoming a fiscal drain [16][17] Socioeconomic Grievances - People are doing the "right things" but are still unable to achieve the American dream due to high real estate prices and student debt [19] - Rent freeze policies primarily benefit older people in rent-stabilized units, not recent college graduates [21][22][23]
Human Revolt vs. Robots? 💀🤖
Alex Kantrowitz· 2025-07-05 18:48
I would say over time there is going to be concern about the ethical safety of a robot and that's why I think a western developed robot will be more widely adopted than a non US one because you never know if there's like a hidden like switch that turns it into murderer you know or one that turns it into spy you know a hidden chip hidden code so I think that's why arguably China's AI is way ahead of the US because they've had better surveillance and therefore their robots will be more intuitive but then you ...
$100 Million AI Engineers, Vending Machine Claude, Legend Of Soham
Alex Kantrowitz· 2025-07-04 01:35
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Meta's reported $100 million offers to AI engineers 2) If those reports are false, who planted the rumor? 3) Why talent might be all that matters in AI right now 4) Will Meta's bet work? 5) Anthropic's project vend 6) If AI can't stock a fridge, will it take your job? 7) Claudius' identity crisis 8) ChatGPT's hilarious Wealthfront hallucination 9) The Legend of Soham 10) Happy July 4th! --- Enjoying Big Technolog ...
Is A Musk - Trump Truce Coming?
Alex Kantrowitz· 2025-07-03 14:00
you know, logically they should have not fought ever, right? The whole idea here we are. Exactly. So when you're asking, do I think there's going to be a truce that's going to hold? I don't I don't know. I mean, there's no logical explanation for why they're fighting now. And so therefore, I wouldn't use logic into the future to say they're not going to fight in the future. And I think that if you look at Elon Musk, you have to be saying, what are you doing, man? You're you're jeopardizing not only uh Tesla ...
An AI Brain For Your Business?
Alex Kantrowitz· 2025-07-01 16:30
We often hear about AI innovation, but rarely what's possible to build with the technology in a business setting. So today, we're going to talk with the CEO and founder of a company called Snowfire AI that's built what he calls a brain for your business. And I'm joined today in studio by that man, Greg Anugoo is here. Greg, great to see you. Welcome to the channel, Alex. Thank you for having me today. Thank you for being here. And I should note that this video is being sponsored by Snowfire AI. So appreciat ...
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman: Our AI Doctor Massively Outperforms Human Diagnosticians
Alex Kantrowitz· 2025-06-30 14:25
Mustafa Suleyman is the CEO of Microsoft AI and co-founder of DeepMind. Suleyman joins Big Technology to discuss Microsoft’s new multi-agent “diagnostic orchestrator,” a system that debates patient cases and outperforms physicians on tough New England Journal of Medicine scenarios. Tune in to hear how this system already hits about 85 percent accuracy while slashing unnecessary tests and cost. We also cover what the rise of generative AI in medicine means for doctors’ roles, patient trust, real-world deploy ...
The Web’s ‘Existential’ AI Threat, OpenAI’s Microsoft Office Competitor, Tesla Robotaxi Launch
Alex Kantrowitz· 2025-06-29 19:22
AI & Technology Trends - Cloudflare CEO believes AI is making the web disappear [1] - Discussion on potential new business models to replace current web-based models [1] - Examination of the viability of AI Agents [1] - Analysis of the economic impact of AI by Anthropic [1] - Exploration of the benefits of chatbot companionship [1] Company Activities & Developments - OpenAI is developing office productivity tools [1] - OpenAI and Microsoft are experiencing tension [1] - Assessment of the Stargate project's potential [1] - Mira Murati's Think Machines plan is under discussion [1] - Tesla Robotaxi Rollout is mentioned [1] Legal & Ethical Considerations - Court rules Anthropic can train on books but cannot steal them [1]
AI Black Swan Event? 💀💀
Alex Kantrowitz· 2025-06-29 16:30
Potential Risks of AI - AI's success could lead to PhD-level work being done at a cost that disrupts economic models [1] - AI combined with robotics could outperform humans in all tasks, working tirelessly without needing vacations [1] - If AI becomes sentient, it could pose a threat to modern civilization [1] - AI could render the definition of money unimportant, as robots may not value it [2] Black Swan Event - The industry views the potential for AI to become too successful as a "black swan" event with terrible consequences [1][2]
Will AI Destroy Our Financial System and Economy? - With Tom Lee
Alex Kantrowitz· 2025-06-27 16:30
Fundstrat's Tom Lee says he can see AI leading to a Black Swan event for our economy and financial situation if it goes too well. Would it fully remove the need for money? Work? And is that a bad thing? Dig in here in a clip from our longer episode, Tom Lee: Decoding the AI Trade, Bitcoin Predictions & What an AI Black Swan Event Might Look Like. ...